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Alien: Covenant tops box office in opening weekend

Alien: Covenant, which stars Katherine Waterston and Danny McBride, has topped this weekend’s box office earning $3.958m across 310 screens.

Fox’s science fiction thriller just managed to beat comedy Snatched, featuring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, which took $3.368m across 319 screens.

According to weekend box office figures from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 was pushed to third, taking $2.728m across 410 screens.

 

 

Title (Distributor) Weekend B/O Screens Total B/O
Alien: Covenant (Fox) $3,958,047 310 $3,958,490
Snatched (Fox) $3,368,973 319 $3,368,973
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Disney) $2,728,259 410 $26,985,766
Dog's Purpose, A (Eone) $1,029,732 256 $2,675,681
Get Out (Universal) $965,196 264 $4,467,523
The Fate Of The Furious (Universal) $405,031 200 $28,026,233
Going In Style (Roadshow) $344,265 220 $4,361,858
Beauty And The Beast (live Action) (Disney) $311,184 190 $47,511,939
The Zookeeper's Wife (Roadshow) $209,183 73 $639,413
I Am Heath Ledger (Backlot Studios) $205,867 42 $214,641
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (hindi) (Forum Films) $193,895 31 $2,244,553
Their Finest (Transmission) $152,959 124 $2,440,227
The Case For Christ (Crossroads) $150,817 0 $505,231
The Boss Baby (Fox) $124,836 176 $21,137,484
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (tamil/ Telegu/ Malayalam) (Southern Star) $84,628 17 $1,105,819
Things To Come (Palace) $75,865 18 $668,954
Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony) $71,994 118 $6,433,711
The Lego Batman Movie (Wb) $71,546 109 $11,215,299
Whiteley (Transmission) $44,625 20 $123,459
Love Off The Cuff (Magnum) $36,792 12 $458,518
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